Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

ascending or erect, usually branched, sometimes unbranched.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

leaflets 5–9, blades 10–30 × 1.5–8 mm, surfaces pubescent.

cauline, often crowded near base;

petiole 2–9 cm, ascending- or appressed-pubescent;

leaflets (5 or)7, blades 10–20 × 5–10 mm, adaxial surface glabrate.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

18–45 cm;

flowers well spaced, usually spirally arranged.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

5.5–10 cm;

bracts deciduous, 4–5 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

5–7 mm.

5–12 mm;

calyx 3–5 mm, lobes ± equal, abaxial lobe entire, adaxial lobe deeply cleft;

corolla usually pink to purple, rarely white, banner spot white or yellowish, keel usually glabrous, rarely with few, minute cilia on lower margins.

10–13(–15) mm;

calyx 6–7 mm, abaxial lobe entire, 6 mm, adaxial lobe 3-cleft, 4 mm;

corolla bright violet-blue, banner spot creamy or yellow, keel glabrous.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

3.5–5 cm, villous.

deciduous, petiolate.

usually persistent, usually inconspicuous, petiolate.

3–5.

6–8.

= 48.

= 36.